Australia leads the way in SmartGate innovations
This video was published on Published on 17 Oct 2012.
It demonstrates how to use SmartGate from the Adelaide International Airport.
''Biometric [facial-recognition systems] are nearly as good as fingerprints. They measure distances between points on the face, usually the eyes, mouth and nose, and the proportion of those measurements is unique for each human,''
A news article from 2009: http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/sydney-airport-opens-smartgate-20090926-g742.html
More info from Australian Customs: http://www.customs.gov.au/smartgate/default.asp and http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/71smartgate.htm
This part is particularly useful as it gives a history of prototyping and testing: http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page5557.asp
A longer version of the SmartGate video: http://youtu.be/bDrAzdACHjY
Posted by 'Australian Customs TV': http://www.youtube.com/user/AusCustomsNews